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Mesa A / Warramboo Iron Ore Project (s43)

Project
Proponent: 
Robe River Mining Company Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Proposal by Robe River Mining Company Pty Ltd to mine iron ore at Mesa A/Warramboo.

This report has been prepared in response to a request from the Minister under section 43(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) that the EPA re-assess the proposal in the light of additional information provided by the proponent.

Assessment Number: 
1574
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s43
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
March 27, 2013
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Formal under Section 43 (Not appealable)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Landforms
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 20 August, 2007
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon A1574_R1251 and R1264_PER_24-7-06.pdf
PDF icon A1574_R1251_PER_Supplementary Report_Troglofauna sampling (1).pdf
PDF icon Closure_SKM 2005a Mesa A Closure Statement.pdf
PDF icon Hydrogeological_Aquaterra 2005a Mesa A Warramboo Development.pdf
PDF icon Hydrogeological_Aquaterra 2005b Mesa A Water Supply Investigation - Figures.pdf
PDF icon Hydrogeological_Aquaterra 2005b Mesa A Water Supply Investigation.pdf
PDF icon Landscape and Geodiversity Assessment_John Cleary Planning 2005.pdf
PDF icon Vegetation and Flora and Fauna_Biota 2005a Vegetation and Flora - Mesa A and Mesa G.pdf
PDF icon Vegetation and Flora and Fauna_Biota 2005b Fauna - Mesa A and Mesa G.pdf
PDF icon Vegetation and Flora and Fauna_Biota 2006a Desktop Assessment of Probable Environmental Val.pdf
PDF icon Vegetation and Flora and Fauna_Biota 2006b Vegetation and Flora - Transport Corridor Warram.pdf
PDF icon Vegetation and Flora and Fauna_Biota 2006d Stygofauna - Mesa A Warramboo and Yarraloola.pdf
PDF icon Vegetation and Flora and Fauna_Biota 2006f Subterranean Fauna Assessment.pdf
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1264
EPA Report: 
PDF icon EPA Report 1264 Mesa A/Warramboo
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Landforms
Subterranean Fauna
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Wednesday, 21 November, 2007
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 756
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 756- Change in the orientation of the escarpment breakthrough portal, additional 0.71ha of clearing of vegetation with the potential to disturb up to an additional 0.3ha, section 45C change to proposal approved on 25 July 2008.

Attachment 2 to Statement 756 - Alteration to the mining pit shell and the MEZ at Mesa A, plus an increase to the groundwater abstraction rate at the Warramboo borefield, section 45C change to proposal approved on 17 December 2010.

Attachment 3 to Statement 756 - Increase in disturbance footprint and removal of 10 year mine life limit – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 27 March 2013.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Friday, 25 July, 2008
Friday, 17 December, 2010
Wednesday, 27 March, 2013

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/mesa-warramboo-iron-ore-project-s43